tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post524697990533754634..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Surprised By C.S. Lewis... ?James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-91110162477611970042012-12-03T18:40:17.577-05:002012-12-03T18:40:17.577-05:00I know for sure that the first book he wrote after...I know for sure that <a href="www.amazon.com/Pilgrims-Regress-C-S-Lewis/dp/0802806414" rel="nofollow">the first book</a> he wrote after his conversion, Lewis includes a character by the name of Mr. Neo-Angular who is intended to represent Anglo-Catholicism and who is shown in <a href="books.google.com/books?id=xKETrdJdz6IC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22mr.+neo-angular%22&source=bl&ots=ncG6zEIEdr&sig=mN88Jll1LKQDNb233-VLf0Ydrss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OTe9UJLfG4uvqAGDu4CABg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22mr.%20neo-angular%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">a very negative light.</a>John Lollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463317544726062051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-37775476618690717242012-12-02T06:26:25.872-05:002012-12-02T06:26:25.872-05:00Lewis may have held some odd theological views als...Lewis may have held some odd theological views also shared by some Anglo-Catholics but asaik he always identified himself as a "middle of the road Anglican" who eschewed party spirit and thus could not fairly be lumped in with the Anglo-Catholics, the most party spirited of all Anglicans. He also, in his letters, admitted to a leaning towards a strong leaning towards a literal interpretation of Genesis 1, although he declined to publicly defend this position lest it detract from his broader apologetic efforts. Surprised by CS Lewis? Indeed! https://www.blogger.com/profile/08978657816767706667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-69230689457881246132012-12-01T15:31:44.815-05:002012-12-01T15:31:44.815-05:00For some, perhaps it is because he said many insig...For some, perhaps it is because he said many insightful things, including, <br /><br />The real reason why I cannot be in communion with you [Catholics] is not my disagreement with this or that Roman doctrine [but see his quote at link below on disagreements with some Roman Catholic doctrines], but that to accept your Church means, not to accept a given body of doctrine, but to accept in advance any doctrine your Church hereafter produces. It is like being asked to agree not only to what a man has said but also to what he is going to say.”- C. S. Lewis, “Christian Reunion”, in Christian Reunion and Other Essays, edited by Walter Hooper, London: Collins, 1990, p. 17-18; http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2011/09/two-excellent-quotes-by-c-s-lewis-on.html)PeaceByJesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754948549904895669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-37288048668319073112012-11-30T16:07:22.706-05:002012-11-30T16:07:22.706-05:00I thought Piper's lecture on C. S. Lewis was v...I thought Piper's lecture on C. S. Lewis was very good - he points out the negative things; but also shows all the positive things that C. S. Lewis brought.<br /><br />http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/biographies/lessons-from-an-inconsolable-soul<br /><br />And even though at times Lewis seemed too friendly with the Roman Catholic Church and he seemed to entertain some kind of purgatory - these 2 statements are very good from him on the bottom line about Rome:<br /><br />http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2011/09/two-excellent-quotes-by-c-s-lewis-on.htmlKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824685809003307918noreply@blogger.com